Badminton coaching camp for national, state levels underway at GDC Pampore

PAMPORE: A coaching camp for Badminton is underway at Government Degree College Pampore area of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district. The camp is being organised by Badminton Association Pulwama affiliated with J&K UT Badminton Association. The President of the Badminton Association Pulwama Mir Murawat Hussain on Sunday visited Government Degree College Pampore where he appreciated the […]

Phogat shares undated letter, seeking additional time and not exemption from Asian Games trials

NEW DELHI: Vinesh Phogat on Sunday posted an undated letter on social media to prove that the six protesting wrestlers did not demand exemption from Asian Games trials and they sought only time till August for preparation. Vinesh shared a picture of the letter, which mentions six wrestlers, including herself for some extra time for […]

HC stays Wrestling Federation of India elections

GUWAHATI: The Gauhati High Court on Sunday stayed the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) elections, scheduled for July 11, on a petition filed by the Assam Wrestling Association. Assam Wrestling Association, in its petition filed against the WFI, IOA ad-hoc body and the Sports Ministry, said that though it was entitled to be an affiliated […]

SAFF Championship 2023: Bangladesh beat Maldives 3-1 to keep themselves in semi-final contention

NEW DELHI: Bangladesh kept themselves in the hunt for a semifinal berth in the SAFF Championship with a gritty 3-1 win over Maldives in Bengaluru on Sunday. Hamza Mohammad (17th minute) put Maldives in front, but Bangladesh struck back through Rakib Hossain (42nd minute), Tariq Kazi (67th minute) and Shekh Morsalin (90th minute) to collect […]

‘It was wild arrogance on part of England to declare on 393’

LONDON: Former Australian pace bowler Brett Geeves believes England’s ultra-aggressive approach is likely to backfire during the Ashes, adding that the declaration on day one of the first Test at Edgbaston was a sign of “wild arrogance” on the part of Ben Stokes’ side. England had declared their first innings on 393 for eight despite […]

Secretary Sports Council reviews activity calendar for current year

Inspects ongoing sports tournaments in MA Stadium JAMMU: Secretary Sports Council, Nuzhat Gull on Saturday reviewed the plan and preparations of various sports activities in the pipeline for the current year here at a meeting. She was flanked by a team of engineers headed by Executive Engineer, CDK Jammu, Ashok Singh and Sports Officer of […]

Inter-district Football C’ship concludes at Baramulla

BARAMULLA: The inter-district provincial level Sabroto Mukherji football championship organized by the Youth Services & Sports department for under 14 boys concluded on Saturday at Baramulla. District Youth Service & Sports Officer, Jatinder Singh was the chief guest at the event. The championship that commenced from June 20 was aimed to promote the game of […]

Hajin Premier League inaugurated

HAJIN: The 2nd edition of the Hajin Premier League (HPL) was kicked off on Saturday here at Hajin Sports Ground. The league was inaugurated by DysP Hajin Ramiz Rashid. SHO Hajin was also present on the occasion. The tournament is being organized by Rahil Gowhar in which several nominated teams are participating. The first inaugural […]

North Campus, KU organises Cross-Country Race

SRINAGAR: The Department of Management Studies (DMS), North Campus, University of Kashmir organised a Cross Country Race from Sonawar to Nehru Park via Shankaracharya Hills in Srinagar. The race was flagged off by Director, North Campus Prof Bashir Ahmad Ganai in presence of Coordinators of other departments of the Campus. Around 100 students of the […]

District Pulwama Pencak Silat Championship concludes

Pampore bags first position, Tral 2nd and Pulwama 3rd PAMPORE: The 8th Pencak Silat Championship concluded at Government Degree College Pampore on Saturday. The two-day Penchak Silat championship was organised by the Pencak Silat Association of Pulwama under the banner of J&K Penchak Silat Association held in Government Degree College Pampore. It was inaugurated by […]